Cancer Survival Dependant on Level of Insurance
A Report to be published Monday shows serious reasons why the Healthcare system in this country needs to be fixed. The study by researchers with the American Cancer Society determined that those that were underinsured, or covered by Medicaid were more likely to be diagnosed with cancer in the late stages of the disease, which of course diminished their chances of survival.
The study also found that blacks had a higher risk of late diagnosis because of their disproportionately high rates of being underinsured.
The study’s authors concluded that “individuals without private insurance are not receiving optimum care in terms of cancer screening or timely diagnosis and follow-up with health care providers.” Advanced-stage diagnosis, they wrote, “leads to increased morbidity, decreased quality of life and survival and, often, increased costs.”
Adequate healthcare for our brothers and sisters should not be based on the ability to pay for it or not. Cancer and other life threatening diseases don’t discriminate because of income, and neither should this country’s healthcare system.
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